Crossword puzzles in a high school physics course? I thought it was ... ill-advised. Until I tried it. The results were so surprising, I wrote a whole post about about it: Crosswords that work in college-prep courses.
I created these puzzles for use in high school courses. Because I was using crossword creator software, I chose to build as robust a crossword as possible. The more crosses, the better. The fewer blank spaces on the grid, the better. The physics topic vocabulary served as the core of the word list. I added “fair-game” terms to fill the gaps. While competing crosswords might have 20-30 words with a few dozen crosses, each of these has over 100 words with over 150 word crosses.
core words: additive, atom, energy, engineering, error, experiment, force, frequency, hertz, hypothesis, information, matter, objectivity, photovoltaic, qualitative, quantitative, reproducibility, scientific, standard, subtractive, technology, theory, wave.core words: accuracy, area, bar, conversion, correlation, decimal, density, dependent, energy, error, exponent, force, frequency, independent, inertia, length, linear, macroscopic, mass, matter, measurement, microscopic, model, pie, precision, reproducibility, significant, temperature, variable, volume, wave, whiskers.core words: accuracy, atom, average, coordinates, density, dependent, displacement, engineering, error, experiment, force, frequency, hypothesis, independent, inertial, instantaneous, length, linear, magnitude, matter, measurement, meter, model, notation, origin, position, precision, reference, scalar, scientific, second, significant, technology, theory, variable, vector, velocity, wave.core words: acceleration, accuracy, area, atom, average, conversion, coordinates, displacement, distance, error, experiment, fall, frames, Galileo, hypothesis, inertial, instantaneous, magnitude, matter, model, origin, position, precision, quadratic, scalars, scientific, theory, time, variable, vector, velocity.core words: acceleration, accuracy, average, brittle, center, constant, dependent, displacement, elasticity, equilibrium, fall, first, force, free, friction, Hooke, independent, inertial, instantaneous, kinetic, lubrication, magnitude, newton, normal, position, pound, precision, quadratic, reaction, reference, rolling, scalar, second, sliding, spring, static, strength, terminal, third, vector, velocity, viscosity, weight.core words: acceleration, accuracy, cartesian, component, cosine, dependent, diagram, displacement, drag, equilibrium, fall, first, force, friction, Hooke, inclined, magnitude, newton, normal, notation, polar, precision, projectile, radian, ramp, range, reaction, resolution, resultant, scalar, second, sine, sliding, speed, spring, static, tangent, terminal, third, trajectory, vector, velocity, weight.core words: acceleration, angular, black, cartesian, centripetal, displacement, drag, elasticity, experiment, first, force, friction, gravitation, Hooke, hypothesis, inclined, magnitude, mass, meter, newton, normal, orbit, period, polar, projectile, radian, reaction, resolution, resultant, satellite, scalar, scalars, second, speed, spring, terminal, theory, third, trajectory, vector, wave, weight.core words: acceleration, action, angular, arm, black, centripetal, change, displacement, distance, equilibrium, first, force, friction, fulcrum, gravitation, Hooke, lever, magnitude, mass, newton, normal, orbit, period, projectile, radian, ramp, range, resistance, safety, satellite, scalar, second, sign, sine, speed, spring, stress, time, torque, trajectory, vectors, velocity, weight.core words: acceleration, action, ampere, angular, arm, atom, centripetal, displacement, energy, force, friction, fulcrum, gravitational, hole, horsepower, intensity, joule, kinetic, lever, light, magnitude, mass, mechanical, newton, normal, period, potential, power, projectile, radian, range, renewable, resultant, satellite, scalar, speed, theory, torque, trajectory, universal, vector, velocity, watt, work.core words: accuracy, atom, closed, conservation, conversion, density, dependent, efficiency, energy, error, experiment, force, frequency, friction, gravitational, hypothesis, independent, inertia, intensity, joule, kinetic, light, linear, mass, matter, mechanical, model, notation, open, potential, power, precision, qualitative, quantitative, quantum, renewable, reproducibility, scientific, significant, state, system, theory, variable, volume, watt, wave, work.core words: angular, area, atom, centripetal, change, closed, collision, conservation, constant, cushioning, distance, efficiency, elastic, energy, equilibrium, force, friction, Galileo, gravitation, Hooke, impulse, inelastic, intensity, joule, kinetic, light, mechanical, momentum, open, orbit, period, potential, power, radian, ramp, renewable, resistance, satellite, sign, state, system, time, unit, watt, work.core words: acceleration, advantage, arm, axle, biomechanics, closed, compound, conservation, efficiency, energy, first, force, friction, fulcrum, gear, gravitational, ideal, impulse, input, intensity, joule, kinetic, lever, light, lubrication, machine, mechanical, normal, open, output, potential, power, pulley, ramp, ratio, renewable, screw, second, simple, speed, state, system, tackle, tension, third, velocity, watt, wedge, work.core words: accuracy, angular, arm, average, axis, axle, center, centripetal, closed, collision, conservation, efficiency, elastic, energy, force, friction, fulcrum, gear, gravitation, hyperbola, ideal, impulse, inelastic, inertia, input, lever, linear, machine, moment, open, orbit, output, period, revolution, rotation, satellite, simple, tension, torque, translation, unit.core words: acceleration, amplitude, atom, centripetal, collision, conservation, cushioning, cycle, damping, displacement, efficiency, elastic, energy, force, frequency, gravitation, hertz, inelastic, joule, kinetic, linear, mechanical, momentum, orbit, oscillator, period, periodic, potential, power, renewable, resonance, scalars, second, speed, time, torque, vectors, velocity, work.core words: absorption, amplitude, antinode, concave, constructive, convex, crest, cycle, destructive, diffraction, elastic, fall, force, frequency, hertz, Hooke, hz, impulse, inertia, joule, kinetic, light, longitudinal, mass, mode, momentum, Motown, newton, node, oscillator, period, periodic, phase, polarization, potential, power, range, reflection, refraction, resonance, standing, superposition, terminal, theory, transverse, trough, watt, wave, wavefront, wavelength, work.core words: absorption, amplitude, antinode, beats, change, collision, concave, convex, crest, cycle, damping, decibel, diffraction, Doppler, echo, Einstein, Fourier, frequency, harmonic, hertz, impulse, joule, longitudinal, microphone, mode, momentum, newton, node, oscillator, period, periodic, phase, pitch, power, reflection, refraction, resonance, spectrogram, spectrum, speed, standing, supersonic, time, torque, transverse, trough, watt, wavefront, wavelength, waves, work.core words: acceleration, ampere, amplitude, battery, breaker, circuit, closed, collision, conductor, current, efficiency, electricity, equivalent, hertz, impulse, insulator, joule, kinetic, Kirchhoff, kwh, law, longitudinal, mass, momentum, multimeter, ohm, open, parallel, period, pitch, potential, power, resistance, resistor, rotation, series, short, supersonic, symbol, translation, transverse, volt, voltage, voltmeter, watt, wave, work.core words: ampere, battery, breaker, capacitance, capacitor, charge, circuit, closed, coulomb, current, domains, electric, electricity, electroscope, electrostatics, equipotential, equivalent, ferromagnetic, field, force, induction, insulator, Kirchhoff, kWh, law, magnetic, magnetism, magnetize, negative, neutral, ohm, open, parallel, permanent, polarity, poles, positive, potential, resistor, series, short, static, symbol, time, volt, voltage, watt, wave.core words: ampere, armature, battery, breaker, capacitor, charge, circuit, closed, commutator, coulomb, current, cycle, cyclotron, domain, electric, electromagnetism, electromagnets, ferromagnetic, field, flux, force, galvanometer, generator, induction, Kirchhoff, Lenz, lines, magnetic, magnetism, magnetize, motor, neutral, ohm, open, parallel, permanent, permeability, poles, potential, resistor, series, short, solenoid, static, symbol, transformer, uniform, voice, volt, voltage.core words: ampere, angle, atom, axis, battery, charge, circuit, closed, concave, convex, current, diffuse, domain, electric, electromagnet, error, flux, focal, generator, hertz, image, incidence, induction, inverse, law, length, lens, magnification, mirror, motor, multimeter, normal, object, ohm, opaque, open, optical, prism, reflection, refraction, resistor, series, short, solenoid, spectrometer, specular, static, transformer, transparent, volt, voltage.core words: absorb, angle, axis, battery, charge, circuit, concave, conductor, cones, convex, coulomb, critical, diffraction, diffuse, domain, electric, electromagnetism, flux, focal, generator, image, incidence, index, induction, insulator, internal, inverse, law, length, lens, magnification, mirror, motor, negative, normal, object, ohm, opaque, optical, parallel, positive, prism, ray, real, reflection, refraction, rods, series, Snell, specular, static, transparent, virtual, wave, wavefront.core words: angle, axis, concave, cones, convex, critical, detector, diffuse, dispersion, electromagnetic, fiber, focal, gamma, image, incidence, index, infrared, internal, inverse, kinetic, law, length, lens, light, magnification, microwaves, mirror, node, normal, object, opaque, open, optical, orbit, photoelectric, photon, Planck, polarization, prism, quantum, radiation, radio, ray, real, reflection, refraction, rods, scattering, spectrum, specular, speed, static, threshold, ultraviolet, virtual, wave, work, xrays.core words: Avogadro, Bernoulli, Boyle, Brownian, calorie, Celsius, Charles, concave, convex, density, diffuse, dispersion, Fahrenheit, fiber, fluid, focal, gamma, gas, heat, ideal, image, index, infrared, inverse, kelvin, law, length, lens, light, liquid, Maxwellian, mirror, mole, normal, object, optical, photon, pixel, planck, pressure, prism, quantum, radiation, radio, reflection, refraction, rod, solid, specific, spectrum, specular, speed, statistical, streamline, temperature, thermal, thermometer, UV, vacuum, wave, work, xrays, zero.core words: Avogadro, Bernoulli, blackbody, Boyle, Brownian, calorie, Celsius, Charles, coefficient, conductivity, cone, convection, cooling, density, diffuse, emissivity, equilibrium, fahrenheit, fluid, focal, heat, ideal, image, index, infrared, inverse, kelvin, law, lens, light, liquid, mirror, mole, photon, pressure, prism,, quantum, radiation, rod, solid, specific, spectrum, specular, statistical, streamline, temperature, thermal, thermometer, transfer, vacuum, wave, zero.core words: adiabatic, Avogadro, Bernoulli, blackbody, Boyle, Brownian, calorie, Carnot, Celsius, Charles, coefficient, conductivity, convection, cooling, cycle, density, effect, emissivity, engine, entropy, equilibrium, Fahrenheit, first, fluid, gas, heat, ideal, isothermal, kelvin, law, liquid, mass, mole, open, pressure, PV, refrigerator, reversibility, second, solid, specific, statistical, streamline, temperature, thermal, thermodynamics, thermometer, third, transfer, zeroth.core words: absorption, atom, atomic, Bohr, continuum, detector, diffraction, dispersion, electron, elementary, emission, energy, excited, fiber, gamma, ground, hypothesis, index, infrared, isotopes, laser, light, line, mass, neutron, nucleus, ohm, Pauli, phosphorescence, photon, Planck, proton, quantized, quantum, radiation, radio, RGB, scattering, spectral, spectrograph, spectrum, speed, spontaneous, uncertainty, vacuum, watt, wave, work, xrays.core words: absorption, alpha, amu, atom, atomic, beta, binding, Bohr, carbon, continuum, control, decay, deficiency, electromagnetic, electron, emission, energy, equivalence, excited, fission, fusion, gamma, geiger, ground, halflife, ionization, isotopes, laser, line, mass, neutron, nuclear, nucleus, open, orbit, Pauli, phosphorescence, positron, proton, quantized, quantum, radiotherapy, rest, scalar, scattering, spectral, spontaneous, stimulated, strong, uncertainty, waste, wave, weak.
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